Hot-summer humid continental
Bay City, Michigan
Bay County, Michigan · Population 32k · 587 ft elevation
Living in Bay City
Bay City has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Bay City at a glance
- Population
- 32k
- Elevation
- 587 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,459 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $90k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $739/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $48k12th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.90%87th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.167th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 56%
- Violent crime rate
- 510 per 100k88th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,580 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7830th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2727th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 16°F | 1.7″ | 13.9″ | 103 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 17°F | 1.7″ | 11.4″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 24°F | 1.9″ | 6.0″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 35°F | 3.6″ | 2.4″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 3.4″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 3.5″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 2.9″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 3.8″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 3.2″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 41°F | 3.0″ | 0.2″ | 169 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 31°F | 2.4″ | 3.3″ | 127 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 23°F | 2.1″ | 11.8″ | 92 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology